Baling-press



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WHILLMAN & J. F. RIPPLE;

BALING PRESS. No. 397,917. Y Patented Peb. 19, 1889,

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FFTCE@ lVILLIAM HILLMAN AND JOSEPH F. RIPPLE, OF .SCHULENBURG, TEXAS.

BALING- PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,91*?, datedFebruary 19, 1889.

Application filed August 4, 1888.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that we, lVILLIAM HILLMAN and JOSEPH F. RIPPLE, citizens ofthe United States, both residing at Schulenburg, in the county ofFayette and State of Texas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Presses, of which the following is a specification. v

The object of our invention is to provide an improved press for balinghay and like substances.

Our special object is to make the press as simple in construction andoperation as possible, of sullicient power to do t-he work effectively,and arranged to be readily moved from place to place at pleasure.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of ourimproved press; Fig. 2, a vertical central section on the line 2 Z ofFig. 3, and Fig. 3 a vertical central section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

The press is mounted on runners A, secured together by cross-beams B attheir ends and cross-beams C at the top, intermediate the ends. On thecross-beams C is secured the bed-plate D ot' the press. The uprightsEare secured in sockets e in the cross-beams C and are biturcated for thegreater part of their length to receive thc operating-lever F. The leverF ext-ends through the openiugsf in the uprights and is Al'ree to beadjusted therein. The uprights are provided with a series of apertures,g, to receive the pins G, against which the lever bears, as will bepresently described.

The side pieces l'l are made in. two parts, 7L h', united by straps h2,which straddle the uprights. The lower ends ol the side pieces rest ingrooves lr, termed by thc edges of the bed-plateD and cross-boards I.Cross-boards J are secured to the runners A, and, with the edges j ofthe bed-plate D, form grooves or recesses d, in. which the lower ends ofthe side pieces K rest.

The four side pieces of the press are secured together by means oftie-rods L, having bent ends Z, which lit over headed pins M, secured tothe edges ot the side pieces H near their upper ends. The side pieces Hoverlap the side pieces K, which latter are provided with Serial No.281,982. (No model.)

cross-bars k, that bear against the edges of the side pieces H, and, inconnection with the grooves h3 and d, keep the sides in an uprightposition. The tie-rods L not only serve to hold the sides H in anupright position, but also keep the sides K in place. Then thus securedtogether, the sides constitute a strong and close receptacle over andaround the bedplate, and when the tie-rods are withdrawn the receptaclemay be opened by removing the sides, so that the compressed hay or othersubstance may be readily handled. i

The follower M. maybe of any suitable construction ada-pted to fitclosely between the side pieces, H and K, and it is provided on itsupper side with a cross-bar, N, made narrow at the ltop to form abearing for the operating-lever.

The operation of the press is as follows: The hay or other substance isput in the receptacle between the sides H and K, and the lever F isinserted through the openings f, resting on the cross-piece H. A pin Gisthen inserted in one of the apertures just over the lever, and theopposite end of the lever is depressed. This operation forces down thefollower and compresses the hay to some eX- teut. A pin Gis theninserted through the apertures just over the depressed end of the lever,and the other end of the lever is depressed andthe follower is Aforceddown. The pins form bearings for the outer ends of the lever at eachdepression. By continuing this operation the hay or other substance maybe tightly compressed, and the compressed substance may be readilyremoved 'from the press by taking down the side pieces.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of ltherunners, the bedplate mounted thereon, the bifurcated uprights havingapertures, as described, the pins that tit in the apertures, theindependent removable side pieces H, and the independent removable sidepieces K, the removable connections for securing the side pieces, H andK, together at the top, the follower, and the lever extending centrallyacross the 'follower IOO for depressing it and projecting laterallythrough the bifurealed uprghl's :md bea-ring' 'upon the plus.

i5. The eombination, Sullslalul'aflly ns hereinbefore Sel'. forh, ol'(he 'hed-plaie, the s' le pieces ll', malle in two parte, 7l L, lhestraps 7a2, for securing' them Together, the uprighls strmldled by thestmps 712, The Side pieces K, J[whe llerods l'or scouring the sllepeces,ll mul K, together all the lop, the follower M, the erosse'lmrl\',sem1rell to the Top ol' the follower and 111ml@ narrow :Lt the topto form a hearing for the Operating-lever, the bllurenljed ul rights,the operatil'lg-levor extending through the bifureated uprglltsCentrally across the cross-bnr N, and the plus against whieh theo])erzLling-lever hears,

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W. A. '1`11ULEMEYE11:, E. C, KAUFFMAN.

